It is that time of year again to sigh up for a rare opportunity to train on the most decorated Battleship in all of World War II, the USS North Carolina located in beautiful Wilmington North Carolina. While taking this program you will get a chance to put your skills to the test and have […]

When the Lord was creating Firefighters, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “Your doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.” And the Lord said “Have you read the specification on this person? Firefighters have to be able to go for hours fighting fires or tending […]

Setting up the Timber Tripod With the current economic crisis in the country and other countries, fire departments are cutting cost where the can. Normally the training budget is first to go and then comes the equipment budget. There are various companies that have premanufactured tri-pod systems for example, DBI, Skedco, Arizona Vortex, and the […]

ASHEVILLE, NC. April 3, 2011—The Higgins & Langley Memorial and Education Fund Awards Committee is proud to announce the 2011 Higgins & Langley Memorial Awards in Swiftwater Rescue, which recognize excellence in the field of flood and swiftwater rescue. The awards will be presented on Friday, June 3, 2011, at 7:30 PM, at the annual […]

Harness Induced Pathology is a silent killer in High Angle Rope Rescue, it can also be known as Harness hanging syndrome, Suspension Trauma, Suspension Induced Shock, and Etc. Whatever the title may be, it still poses a problem for rescuers and patients.

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William SmithIn God We Trust ?I'm with the Mayor, if other people don't like it, then they are welcome to leave and go to a country where they are told how to worship and who to worship to. Me, I'm proud of "the American way" and I'm not afraid to say it. GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!
2015-12-19 02:25:54

Mike ClarkIn God We Trust ?The founders of our great country, many of which came to the "new world" seeking freedom to practice the religion of their choice realized the importance it allowed. This is addressed in Article I of the US Constitution. Katy City's police Chief stated - "its not about religion, everyone has a God, they just have…
2015-12-18 22:47:10

sandra warnerIn God We Trust ?I see nothing at all wrong with this as God is protecting this men and women for the job that they do for us from saveing a cat to delivering a baby and don't we all trust in God?
2015-12-15 14:43:45

ScotIn God We Trust ?Good job! More elected officials should be as open minded.
2015-12-15 14:39:18

Harry FairHarness Induced PathologyThis can be a problem in caving (spelunking) incidents with hypothermia as a complicating factor. Thanks for making a great, yet brief, exposition of the problem which is not widely enough known.
2015-12-02 15:30:50